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Assembly Bill A10080B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Expands geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction officers employed by the counties of Rockland and Orange

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2025-A10080 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9020
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 30, Pub Off L

2025-A10080 - Summary

Expands geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction officers employed by local correction facilities of Rockland and Orange counties.

2025-A10080 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10080
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WIEDER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  officers  law, in relation to expanding
   geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction offi-
   cers employed by local correction facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-e to read as follows:
   2-E.  NEITHER  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION, NOR OF ANY GENERAL,
 SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, CHARTER,  CODE,  ORDINANCE,  RESOLUTION,  RULE  OR
 REGULATION,  REQUIRING  A  PERSON  TO BE A RESIDENT OF  THE STATE OR THE
 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE  STATE  FOR  WHICH
 SUCH  PERSON'S  OFFICIAL  FUNCTIONS  ARE REQUIRED TO BE EXERCISED, SHALL
 APPLY TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A PERSON AS A UNIFORMED MEMBER OF A  DEPART-
 MENT  OF CORRECTION OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
 OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE IF SUCH PERSON RESIDES  (A)  IN  A
 COUNTY  IN  WHICH SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS
 LOCATED; OR (B) IN A COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE CONTIGUOUS TO THE COUNTY IN
 WHICH SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS LOCATED; OR
 (C) IN A COUNTY WITHIN A STATE CONTIGUOUS TO SUCH POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
 OR  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION; OR (D) IN A COUNTY WITHIN A STATE CONTIGUOUS
 TO A COUNTY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  WHERE  THE
 UNIFORMED  MEMBER'S  RESIDENCE  IS  LESS THAN FORTY-FIVE MILES FROM SUCH
 POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION,  MEASURED  FROM  THEIR
 RESPECTIVE NEAREST BOUNDARY LINES.
   §  2.  Section  2  of  the  public  officers law is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2. Definitions. AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER:
   1. The term "state officer" includes every officer for  whom  all  the
 electors  of the state are entitled to vote, members of the legislature,
 justices of the supreme court, regents  of  the  university,  and  every
 officer, appointed by one or more state officers, or by the legislature,
 and authorized to exercise [his] THEIR official functions throughout the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2025-A10080A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9020
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 30, Pub Off L

2025-A10080A - Summary

Expands geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction officers employed by local correction facilities of Rockland and Orange counties.

2025-A10080A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10080--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. WIEDER, P. CARROLL, BEEPHAN, WILLIAMS -- read
   once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Governmental  Operations  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  expanding
   geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction offi-
   cers employed by local correction facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-e to read as follows:
   2-E. NEITHER THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION,  NOR  OF  ANY  GENERAL,
 SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL  LAW,  CHARTER,  CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, RULE OR
 REGULATION, REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF   THE  STATE  OR  THE
 POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE FOR WHICH
 SUCH PERSON'S OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED  TO  BE  EXERCISED,  SHALL
 APPLY  TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A PERSON AS A UNIFORMED MEMBER OF A DEPART-
 MENT OF CORRECTION OR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF ANY POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
 OR  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  OF THE STATE IF SUCH PERSON RESIDES (A) IN A
 COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  IS
 LOCATED; OR (B) IN A COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE CONTIGUOUS TO THE COUNTY IN
 WHICH SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS LOCATED; OR
 (C)  IN A COUNTY WITHIN A STATE CONTIGUOUS TO SUCH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
 OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; OR (D) IN A COUNTY WITHIN A  STATE  CONTIGUOUS
 TO  A  COUNTY  DESCRIBED  IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHERE THE
 UNIFORMED MEMBER'S RESIDENCE IS LESS THAN  FORTY-FIVE  MILES  FROM  SUCH
 POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION,  MEASURED FROM THEIR
 RESPECTIVE NEAREST BOUNDARY LINES.
   § 2. Section 2 of the public  officers  law  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 2. Definitions. AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER:
   1.  The  term  "state officer" includes every officer for whom all the
 electors of the state are entitled to vote, members of the  legislature,
 justices  of  the  supreme  court,  regents of the university, and every
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2025-A10080B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9020
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3 & 30, Pub Off L

2025-A10080B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction officers employed by local correction facilities of Rockland and Orange counties.

2025-A10080B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10080--B
                                                         Cal. No. 326
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WIEDER, P. CARROLL, BEEPHAN, WILLIAMS, EACHUS,
   BRABENEC, KAY -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Govern-
   mental  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to  said  committee  --  reported
   from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading, amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  expanding
   geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction offi-
   cers employed by the counties of Rockland and Orange
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-e to read as follows:
   2-E. NEITHER THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION,  NOR  OF  ANY  GENERAL,
 SPECIAL  OR  LOCAL  LAW,  CHARTER,  CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, RULE OR
 REGULATION, REQUIRING A PERSON TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL  SUBDI-
 VISION  OR  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  OF THE STATE FOR WHICH SUCH PERSON'S
 OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE  EXERCISED,  SHALL  APPLY  TO  THE
 APPOINTMENT  OF  A  PERSON  AS A CORRECTION RECRUIT, CORRECTION OFFICER,
 CORRECTION  CORPORAL,  CORRECTION   SERGEANT,   CORRECTION   LIEUTENANT,
 CORRECTION  CAPTAIN, CORRECTION COLONEL, CHIEF OF CORRECTIONS, ASSISTANT
 WARDEN, OR WARDEN BY A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
 ITY OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN  THE  COUN-
 TIES  OF ROCKLAND AND ORANGE IF SUCH PERSON RESIDES: (A) IN THE COUNTIES
 OF ROCKLAND AND ORANGE; OR (B) IN A COUNTY WITHIN THE  STATE  CONTIGUOUS
 TO THE COUNTIES OF ROCKLAND AND ORANGE.
   §  2. Section 30 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. NEITHER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, NOR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR
 LOCAL LAW, CHARTER, CODE, ORDINANCE,  RESOLUTION,  RULE  OR  REGULATION,
 CREATING  A  VACANCY  IN  A  LOCAL  OFFICE OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE IF THE INCUMBENT THEREOF CEASES TO BE
 A RESIDENT   OF THE STATE OR SUCH  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OR  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION,  SHALL  APPLY IN THE CASE OF A PERSON HOLDING THE OFFICE OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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